Afterthoughts

[...] back-story that can be drawn on at any given time, whether it be while writing reports, doing live crosses or predicting where the evidence will head next. At the same time, this growing collection of [...]

[...] the campaign. It was impossible for me not to notice when I switched busses mid-way through. Anna Bligh's entourage conducted a generally well-oiled affair, with travel arrangements running according [...]

[...] of media advisors are sent flying out the window, and the more cynical reporters amongst the media scrum rub their hands with glee. While it's arguably a little facetious to gain enjoyment from these [...]

[...] into hourly reports that will hopefully do it justice. Bruce and Denise Morcombe bravely face a media scrum that could only be described as daunting in its scope. They are not just surrounded, but [...]

[...] shockingly inhumane disregard. And this was all that was left of him. +++ Covering the trial of Brett Cowan, the man charged with and eventually found guilty of what is easily Queensland’s most high [...]

[...] and members of the public crammed in the doorway area, because there are no seats. Bruce and Denise Morcombe, their two other sons Bradley and Dean, along with supporters, are only metres to my right. [...]

[...] on crack. You basically need to condense the work you'd normally complete across the entire afternoon, into a few hours. The story needs to evolve across the afternoon, and you need to think [...]

[...] evidence, when the unspeakable horror this trial is delving into becomes real to me. For an entire afternoon in the first week, the court is shown photograph after photograph of bones. Yet it’s only [...]

It looks like an autopsy table, but where there would normally lie an entire human body, there are just 17 fragments of bone. Although they’ve been [...]

[...] wasn't turned on Every announcement is carefully planned with TV crews in mind. Less so, radio journalists. During the travel, I attended press conferences in some locations that made for stellar [...]

It looks like an autopsy table, but where there would normally lie an entire human body, there are just 17 fragments of bone. Although they’ve been [...]